Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0239 - Jazz Improviser's Orchestra

This is a performance-oriented course, culminating in a concert at the end of the semester. Each student will be challenged to develop her or his skills as an ensemble musician and as an improvising soloist. The course will require rehearsal time outside of the weekly class meetings. Two independent research projects will be assigned based on historical study and musical analysis. This semester, we will be focusing on the music of two seminal artists in the African-American musical continuum: Yusef Lateef and Eddie Palmeri. We will work to meet the technical challenges of the music and to internalize its essence. The Jazz Improvisation Orchestra is open to all instruments, including voice. Prerequisite: Jazz Improvisation Seminar I (HACU 0192) or comparable 5 college class.

Independent Work Auditions for the Jazz Improvisation Orchestra will be held on Tuesday evening, January 20th to determine the make-up of the ensemble. (The first class will be held on Tuesday Jan. 27th.) Information on this audition will be sent to all students registered for the course. Participation in the Jazz Improvisation Orchestra is by instructor discretion. Second year and above students are given preference.